GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |